writing
agraculture
laws
inventions
bonus worth 2x
100
cuneiform
What is the Mesopotamians written language
100
what did they use to control the water flow
irigation
100
what was the idea of the laws they had
eye for eye
100
what is the thing that they made that we use on cars
wheel
100
what does Mesopotamia mean
land between two rivers
200
what are the things they used before cuneiform
hieroglyphics
200
what was the fertile soil called that came after floods
silt
200
who created the first set of laws and what was it called
hammurabi and Hammurabi's code
200
what type of boat did they invent
sail boat
200
what is Mesopotamia nickname
the firtal cresent
300
what was the king's name that made the first set of laws
hammurabi
300
what did they have to have before job specialization
a surplus of food
300

BONUS JEOPARDY

who would be punished more for the same crime priest or farmer

farmer
300
what was the thing they invented to make peace
a code of laws
300
how did the Mesopotamia's get natural resources they didn't have
they traded with other city-states
400
what was the social class that wrote in cuneiform
scribes
400
what were the two rivers that gave them fertile soil
euphrates and Tigris
400
what happened if you stole something from a temple
you would have to ay it back 30 times more
400
what was the name of the first written language
cuniforme
400
who was the second most important person in the social class a. king b. scribes c. priests d. slaves
c. priests
500
what were some of the things that they used cuneiform for if one is not listed and it is right you will still get points
taxes laws notes
500
how did they get fertile soil
yearly floods
500
how many years did you have to be a slave before you could become a citizen
4 years
500
what did the Babylonians make to help with war
battering ram
500
who is more important scribes or merchants
scribes
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